Year: 2015
Arsenal bounce back to tame toothless Tigers
Arsenal got back on track as Per Mertesacker helped the FA Cup holders silence the critics with a 2-0 win…
Yero condemns attacks in Sanga, murder of district head
Governor Mukhtar Yero of Kaduna State on Sunday condemned the attack on Ambe-Madaki Village in the Sanga Local Government Area…
Chelsea cruise into FA Cup fourth round
Chelsea showed their superiority to cruise past Championship side Watford with a 3-0 victory on Sunday and book their spot…
Pinnick: NFF’ll Bring Positive Changes
President of Nigeria Football Federation, Amaju Pinnick has reiterated that the new executive committee under his leadership will not be…
Six UN peacekeeping troops injured in Mali blast
Six UN peacekeeping troops were injured in a blast Sunday in northeastern Mali, where four UN trucks were also torched…
Valencia end Real Madrid’s 22-match winning run
Valencia came from behind to snap Real Madrid’s winning streak at 22 games and blow the La Liga title race…
2015: Nigeria’s year of integration, says Bakare
The serving overseer of the Latter Rain Assembly, Pastor Tunde Bakare has described 2015 as a year of integration and…
Anzhi defender shot dead
Gasan Magomedov, a defender with Russian second division club Anzhi Makhachkala, has been shot dead in the volatile North Caucasian…
Birthday boy, Milner, scores twice to save Man City
James Milner celebrated his 29th birthday by scoring twice as Manchester City fought back to beat Championship side Sheffield Wednesday…
PDP will claim Kwara in 2015, says Oyedepo
The PDP is set to take over governance of Kwara this year, its Chairman, Chief Iyiola Oyedepo, has said. Oyedepo…
Explosion rocks Adamawa, kills 2
A blast suspected to be from an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on Sunday claimed two lives in Dahlehi Community in…
Boko Haram responsible for Borno blackout – FG
The Minister of State for Power, Alhaji Mohammed Wakil, on Sunday blamed the prolonged power outage in Borno on sabotage…
Merkel under fire for Greece exit from Eurozone
German Chancellor Angela Merkel came under fire Sunday over a magazine report suggesting she would be prepared to let Greece…
Pope names 2 Africans, 18 others as cardinals
Pope Francis on Sunday named 20 new cardinals including many from Latin America and Africa, which have become key areas…
Boko Haram seizes military base in Baga
Suspected Boko Haram militants have seized a military base outside the Nigerian town of Baga near Lake Chad after engaging…
Improve local refineries, PENGASSAN tells FG
The Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN), on Sunday urged the Federal Government to demonstrate commitment…
Huge explosion rocks Mogadishu, kills 4
A huge suicide car bomb blast shook Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Sunday near the heavily-fortified international airport, killing four people,…
Muslim cleric questioned after 6-year-old boy is molested, murdered
Pakistani police questioned an Islamic cleric after the body of a 6-year-old boy was found hanged on a ceiling fan…
Nigeria’s Glorious North: Whither Is She Bound?
There are so many areas where Africa’s largest and most dynamic economy derives its strength and one of these borders…
Nigeria, India trade volume hits $17billion
India’s Acting High Commissioner in Nigeria Kaisar Alam on Sunday said the trade volume between Nigeria and India reached 17…
Kenya: Son of Raila Odinga found dead at home
The son of Kenya’s main opposition leader Raila Odinga was found dead Sunday in his home near Nairobi, prompting a…
In Pictures: President Jonathan gives out niece in marriage
President Goodluck Jonathan has given out his niece, Inebharapu Paul, in a traditional wedding ceremony to her heartthrob, Simeon Onyemaechi.…
Election 2015: No fence to sit on
By Sonala Olumhense Four years ago, ahead of the 2011 election, I endorsed General Muhammadu Buhari for president of Nigeria…
Tunisia policeman killed in suspected Islamist attack
Suspected Islamist extremists slit the throat of a Tunisian policeman south of the capital overnight, the interior ministry said on…
Rooney’s monthly pay more than Yeovil’s annual budget
Louis van Gaal will walk into Yeovil’s ‘bunker’ on Sunday, the ominous-sounding office where manager Gary Johnson has been plotting…
100 dead in Burundi attack by rebel group
At least 100 rebels have been killed after a cross-border attack against the central African nation of Burundi from the…
India: 5 arrested over Japanese tourist gang rape
Five people have now been arrested for repeatedly gang-raping and extorting money from a young Japanese tourist held hostage for…
Ice may have caused AirAsia crash: weather agency
Weather was the “triggering factor” in the fatal crash of AirAsia Flight 8501 a week ago, with icing likely causing…
Bangladeshi opposition leader locked in office by police
Bangladesh’s main opposition leader #KhaledaZia was locked in her office by police in Dhaka on Sunday, her aide said, ahead…
Football: Equatorial Guinea coachless 13 days to Nations Cup
Africa Cup of Nations hosts Equatorial Guinea do not have a coach 13 days before facing Congo Brazzaville in the…